We Set Quotes

142 We Set quotes by 125 unique authors

We want to be God in all the ways that are not the ways of God, in what we hope is indestructible or unmoving. But… — Deena Metzger
We set up the promised clinic for the sick and wounded Masai. — Louis Leakey
Our lives are songs; God write the words And we set them to music at pleasure; And the song grows glad, or sweet or sad,… — Ella Wheeler Wilcox
All things are God's already; we can give him no right, by consecrating any, that he had not before, only we set it apart to… — John Selden
The only rules and limits are those we set for ourselves — Tim Ferriss
More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have… — Dalai Lama
When we set our hearts on knowing the truth, we assist one another in the long tender work of awakening. When the story is right,… — Mark Matousek
When we set goals we are in command. If we know where we are going, we can judge more accurately where we are now and… — Ezra Taft Benson
On accepting adversity in our lives: Always it is initiated by an act of will on our part; we set ourselves to believe in the… — Margaret Clarkson
The fundamental facts about the Greek was that he had to use his mind. The ancient priest had said, "Thus far and no farther. We… — Edith Hamilton
We're not so free that we don't have to listen to rules, and laws, and regulations. Those are important. But the spirit, the freedom of… — Martha Stewart
Our historic imagination is at best slightly developed. We generalise and idealise the past egregiously. We set up little toys to stand as symbols for… — John Dewey
To receive more, we must give out what we receive. . . . For it is by giving that we set in operation the unfailing… — Baird T. Spalding
We all have our prayer-wheels which we set up on the steppes. The indifferent winds come and carry most of them away to gasp out… — Learned Hand
We didn't see [the NBA lockout] as a victory at all. It was far from what we set it out to accomplish in bargaining, but… — Adam Silver
Our schools offer no conception of the scientific process of discovery. They do not encourage creative thought, in fact, they stifle it through too much… — William Lipscomb
aim, n. The task we set our wishes to. — Ambrose Bierce
Demons frighten us because we set ourselves up to be frightened. We are overly attached to our reputations and possessions. When we love and desire… — Teresa Giudice
Do not despise the fish because they are absolutely unable to speak or to reason, but fear lest you may be even more unreasonable than… — Saint Basil
We set ourselves the ultimate aim of abolishing the state, i.e., all organized and systematic violence, all use of violence against people in general. — Vladimir Lenin
We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. — Lee Haney
One of the challenges we set up for 'Puscifer' was to come up with a core identity and see how far we can push it. — Maynard James Keenan
Comedy is a reflection. We create nothing. We set no styles, no standards. We're reflections. It's a distorted mirror in the fun house. We watch… — Alan King
Perhaps nothing helps us make the movement from our little selves to a larger world than remembering God in gratitude. Such a perspective puts God… — Henri Nouwen

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